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Attenborough Falls, Slips Into Short Coma

Gandhi director, 85, in hospital after 'banging his head'

(Newser) - Acclaimed director and actor Sir Richard Attenborough fell at his London home and briefly slipped into a coma, reports the Times of London. The Oscar-winning director of Gandhi, 85, is recovering in the hospital, but his family is unsure whether he'll be home for Christmas. Attenborough received a pacemaker after...

Sunny von B&uuml;low Dies in Coma at 76
Sunny von Bülow Dies in Coma at 76
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Dec 6, 2008 3:17 PM CST

Sunny von Bülow Dies in Coma at 76

Heiress' husband accused twice of trying to kill her

(Newser) - Sunny von Bülow, the heiress whose second husband was twice accused of trying to kill her, died today after lying in a coma for nearly 28 years, the New York Times reports. Von Bülow’s first marriage to an Austrian playboy prince ended in divorce, and she became...

Fashion Maven Mr. Blackwell Emerging From Coma

Critic, 85, fell at his home last week

(Newser) - Mr. Blackwell, the former fashion designer whose scathing "Worst-Dressed List" is the bane of taste-challenged Hollywood, appears to emerging from a coma after collapsing at home earlier this week, Reuters reports. The 85-year-old Richard Blackwell was unconscious when hospitalized Tuesday, the AP notes, but today he began moving his...

Boxer Diaz In Coma After Brain Surgery

Welterweight fighter collapsed in the ring after 10 rounds

(Newser) - Boxer Oscar Diaz remains in a coma after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain after he collapsed during a match, ESPN reports. Although his vital signs are good, Diaz is relying on a ventilator to breathe and his condition is "touch-and-go, very critical," said fight organizer...

Dungeon Girl Will Make Full Recovery: Docs

Kerstin Fritzl will develop normally, 'happy' to be with family

(Newser) - A teenager who spent her life imprisoned in an Austrian cellar will recover fully and “develop normally” after major organ failure, said doctors at the hospital where she was treated. Kerstin Fritzl was recently awoken from an induced coma and reunited with her mother and siblings, who now live...

Dungeon Girl Wakes From Coma
 Dungeon Girl Wakes From Coma 
Jun 10, 2008 5:12 AM CDT

Dungeon Girl Wakes From Coma

Reunited with freed mom after life in cellar

(Newser) - A teenager held captive her entire life in an underground dungeon with her mother and siblings has awoken from a seven-week coma, reports the Daily Telegraph. Kerstin Fritzl, 19, was reunited with her mother and other family members in a secure medical ward after flickering back to consciousness. There were...

Docs Bringing Fritzl Daughter Out of Coma

Hospitalization of Kerstin led to discovery of incest dungeon

(Newser) - Doctors are attempting to bring Kerstin Fritzl—the girl Josef Fritzl fathered with his own daughter in an Austrian dungeon—out of an induced coma, the Guardian reports. Kerstin, 19, was admitted to hospital April 19 with multiple organ failure, and was sent into a coma to give her time...

Dungeon Daughter Will Probably Die
Dungeon Daughter Will Probably Die
May 2, 2008 9:31 AM CDT

Dungeon Daughter Will Probably Die

Police would consider murder charges against Fritzl

(Newser) - Kerstin Fritzl, the eldest of Josef Fritzl’s “downstairs family,” has slipped into a coma from which she is unlikely to recover, the Daily Telegraph reports. “She is suffering from multiple organ failure,” said a hospital spokesman. “That means her chances of survival are very...

Ariel Sharon Turns 80 in Coma
Ariel Sharon
Turns 80 in Coma
Feb 27, 2008 3:55 AM CST

Ariel Sharon Turns 80 in Coma

No change in former Israeli PM's condition, doctors not optimistic

(Newser) - Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon turned 80 yesterday, still in a coma from a massive stroke in January 2006. Family members gathered at the hospital to mark the occasion, the Jerusalem Post reports. Among them was his eldest son, Omri, due to start a seven-month jail sentence today for...

Woman Sues Meth Dealer Over OD
Woman Sues Meth Dealer Over OD
Jan 10, 2008 12:23 PM CST

Woman Sues Meth Dealer Over OD

The darnedest part? She wins

(Newser) - A 23-year-old Canadian woman is suing her drug dealer for selling her the crystal meth she overdosed on in 2004, the Leader-Post reports. And since the judge struck down the defendant’s testimony on Friday, she’s essentially won—an outcome her attorney says is the first of its kind.

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